The mayors of Rancho Santa Margarita and Mission Viejo both wrote letters to the county board of supervisors asking them not to approve the infrastructure expansions.
Monthly Archives: October 2021
Posted inPress Releases
OC One-Stop Center Rebrands as OC Workforce Solutions and Welcomes Community Members, Businesses, and Organizations to Open House Events
To celebrate its new rebrand, Orange County (OC) Workforce Solutions, previously known as the OC One-Stop Center (Center), is hosting a series of open house events for businesses, community members, and community-based organizations to showcase its new look and improved way of providing services.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Kriz: The Song Remains the Same, Another Thirty People Died “Without Fixed Abode” (Homeless) in OC in September, and We Choose to do Nothing.
Another 30 people died “without fixed abode” (homeless) in OC in September. Yet the County and its constituent cities are seemingly choosing to actually do less than before, doubling at times even tripling the homeless death rate in OC in recent years. We can do so much better than this.
Posted inGovernment
Congressional Hearing on Oil Spill is Headed to Orange County
The hearing – scheduled for 9 a.m. Monday – is aimed at examining the oil spill’s damage to wildlife, the economy and residents, according to Rep. Katie Porter (D-Irvine).
Posted inOutdoors
Chino Hills State Park is Slated to Expand By 1,530 Acres
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Oct. 9 that will expand Chino Hills State Park by more than 10%.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters
‘Ticking Time Bomb’: Congress Considers Decommissioning Offshore Oil Rigs in Wake of OC Spill
Congressional Democrats are calling for new rules to make oil companies put aside enough money to dismantle their rigs and pipelines. Their Republican colleagues say that will strangle domestic energy production and drive up costs for Americans.
Posted inMusic
Symphony on the Go Reaches Out to New Audiences
Pacific Symphony takes its show on the road with free concerts at parks, farmers’ markets and parking lots.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Tran: Stop the Musick Coalition’s Virtual Public Forum Will Inform Residents about Jail Expansion in Irvine
Stop the Musick Coalition is hosting a virtual public forum in Irvine. Panelists include Yehuda Pryce, a social worker at the Young Adult Court in Orange County; Kathleen Ripley, member of People’s Budget OC; Ed Kaufman, clinical psychiatrist and expert on mental health and incarceration; and Irvine Councilmember Larry Agran.
Posted inCOAST
How Safe Is OC’s Coast After Oil Spill? Fisheries Still Closed, Cities Do Their Own Water Testing
Disaster response officials and Orange County public health leaders have proclaimed local waters as safe to swim in. But questions remain about lack of uniform testing by cities and the ongoing shut-down of fisheries.
Posted inGovernment
OC Oil Spill Takes Center Stage as Congress Debates Offshore Drilling Ban & Safety Rules
Democrats said the spill is giving them new urgency to end offshore drilling, while Republicans said Democrats are exploiting the spill to attack the fossil fuel industry.
